2018 Climate Education Academy

Learning

Hours for Learning Activity:

8 learning hours

Date and Time:

Monday, May 21, 2018, 7:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2018, 8:00pm

Academy Themes: Climate, Environmental Change, Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences

Academy Goals:

  • Participants will know major climate change content, including the causes and mechanisms of climate change; evidence for the human role in climate change; regionaland global impacts of climate change; and solutions to address and mitigate climate change impacts
    ● Participants will be familiar with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) connections and teaching ideas for each of the four main climate topics covered in the Academy
    ● Participants will know where to find climate change science information and data, climate change education resources, and people to contact for guidance
    ● Participants will develop a plan for teaching about climate change and framing it in the context of a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)
    ● Participants will develop a plan for their own continuing professional learning in climate change education

The full Academy Agenda is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16D3zuJ_Syo_-YWmizGW5lJ-fcEkjCAvf/view

Learn more and register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=4gpktedab&oeidk=a07ef6rmpjf9fd96a3e

Contact Email:

elise.trelegan@noaa.gov

Contact Name:

Elise Trelegan

Contact Phone:

410-226-1015